AMD Radeon RX Vega Frontier vs AMD Radeon RX 480

AMD Radeon RX Vega Frontier $999
AMD Radeon RX 480 $239
4096 Shaders
16GB HBM2
1600MHz
2304 Shaders
8GB GDDR5
1266MHz
FP32
13.11 TFLOPS
FP32
5.83 TFLOPS
FP16
26.21 TFLOPS
FP16
5.83 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
295W
TDP
150W
Power Connectors
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2x 8-Pin
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Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
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GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB5 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
GB5 CUDA N/A
0%
GB5 Metal N/A
0%
GB5 Metal N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
GB5 Vulkan N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 N/A
0%
OCT 2020.1 N/A
0%
OCT Metal N/A
0%
OCT Metal N/A
0%
Manufacturer
AMD
Manufacturer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Chip Designer
AMD
Architecture
GCN 5
Architecture
GCN 4
Family
Radeon RX Vega
Family
Radeon R 400
Codename
Greenland
Vega 10
Variant
Vega 10 XT
Codename
Ellesmere
Polaris 10
Variant
Polaris 10 XT
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
6/27/2017
Release Date
6/29/2016
Foundry
GlobalFoundries
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Foundry
GlobalFoundries
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Fabrication Node
14LPP
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Fabrication Node
14LPP
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Die Size
486 mm²
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Die Size
232 mm²
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Transistor Count
12.5 Billion
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Transistor Count
5.7 Billion
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Transistor Density
25.72M/mm²
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Transistor Density
24.57M/mm²
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Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
4096 Shaders
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Shading Units
2304 Shaders
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Texture Mapping Units
256 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
144 TMUs
Render Output Units
64 ROPs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
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Compute Units
64 CUs
Compute Units
36 CUs
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1382MHz Base
1600MHz
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1120MHz Base
1266MHz
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FP16
26.21 TFLOPS
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FP16
5.83 TFLOPS
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FP32
13.11 TFLOPS
FP32
5.83 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.82 TFLOPS
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FP64
0.36 TFLOPS
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Pixel Fillrate
102.4 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
40.512 GPixel/s
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Texture Fillrate
409.6 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
182.304 GTexel/s
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L1
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16KB/CU
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L1
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16KB/CU
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L2
4MB Shared
L2
2MB Shared
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16GB
HBM2
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8GB
GDDR5
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Bus Width
2048Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
Clock
945MHz
Transfer Rate
1.9GT/s
Bandwidth
483.8GB/s
Clock
2000MHz
Transfer Rate
8GT/s
Bandwidth
256GB/s
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TDP
295W
TDP
150W
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3x DisplayPort 1.4
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1x HDMI 2.0
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3x DisplayPort 1.4
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1x HDMI 2.0
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Max Resolution
7680x4320
Max Resolution
5120x2880
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
-
FreeSync
-
Variable Refresh Rate
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FreeSync
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Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
3
Multi Monitor Support
3
Content Protection
HDCP 2.2
Content Protection
HDCP 2.2
Model
VCE 4.0
Model
VCE 3.0
Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Codec
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Model
UVD 7.0
Model
UVD 6.3
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
JPEG
VC-1
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
JPEG
VC-1
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AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
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Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_1
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
12_0
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.3
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.3
Shader Model
6.7
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GFX
9
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Shader Model
6.7
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GFX
8
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1x Fan
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1x Fan
Power Connectors
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2x 8-Pin
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Power Connectors
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1x 6-Pin
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Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
CrossFire XDMA
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
CrossFire XDMA
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
280 mm (11.02 in)
Depth
40 mm (1.57 in)
Height
95 mm (3.74 in)
Width
240 mm (9.45 in)
Depth
35 mm (1.38 in)
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